Before doing this activity you may need to read the text you will find at the end
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Place it in mid-position (not at the end) |
you / feel tired? / often / Do |
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Place it in mid-position (not at the beginning or the end) |
pizza / Mike / often / for dinner / eats |
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oranges / hardly ever / eat / I |
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in the mornings. / Something is the matter with me. I / am / very tired / usually |
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They / listen / can / never |
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Place it in mid-position (not at the beginning or the end) |
come / very often / My parents / to help me |
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Begin the sentence with YESTERDAY |
she / Yesterday, / me / phoned / twice |
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soup / have / every other day / We |
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at home? / have lunch / usually / Do / you |
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Place it in mid-position (not at the end) |
Can / dress / in green? / always / I |
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will / rarely / help you / if you need it / Tom |
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every other day. / need / some petrol / I travel a lot. I |
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almost never / My parents / go on holiday |
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She / always / is / asking me questions |
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I / to the gym / three times a week / go |
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Begin the sentence with SHE |
rarely / listens / when you talk to her / She |
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to the dentist / I / usually / go / once a year |
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My car / several times a year / breaks down |
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Place it in mid-position (not at the beginning or the end) |
in blue / dresses / She / very often |
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Place it in mid-position (not at the beginning or the end) |
They / some help with the homework / usually / need |
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go / ? / Do / every day / to the gym / you |
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go / usually / to the hairdresser's / once a month / I |
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to the disco? / you / How / go / often / do |
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it / saw / I / five times |
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at 8 a.m. / get up / always / I |
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have to go / day in, day out / I / shopping |
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never / what to say / know / I |
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never / can / find / your car keys / You |
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Place it in mid-position (not at the end) |
Does / always / win / Kevin / ? |
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Place it in mid-position (not at the beginning or the end) |
late / is / John / often |
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FREQUENCY ADVERBS
These adverbs answer the question: How often?
Here is a list ordered from more to less frequency (percentages are approximative)
ALWAYS (100%)
FREQUENTLY (90%)
USUALLY (85%) = generally, normally
OFTEN (75%)
SOMETIMES (50%) = now and then
OCCASIONALLY (35%)
SELDOM (25%)
RARELY (10%)
HARDLY EVER (5%)
NEVER (0%)
Word order:
One-word adverbs
Before normal verbs (the rest)
- I OFTEN go to the cinema
- He RARELY watches television
After special verbs (to be, have, do, can, will, etc.)
- I am ALWAYS here
- you can NEVER speak fast o
exceptions:
- I HARDLY EVER watch football on TV
- Tim ALMOST NEVER eats pudding
Notice: Some of these can use VERY (with the same position).
- I VERY OFTEN eat potatoes
- We VERY RARELY go to the beach
Two words or more
At the end of the sentence
- I go to the cinema TWICE A MONTH
- He works in the mornings EVERY OTHER DAY (= every two days)
- He watches football DAY IN, DAY OUT (= every day, every single day)
- We go hiking SEVERAL TIMES A YEAR (= a few times every year)
How many times?
Once = x1
Twice = x2
Three times = x3
Four times, etc. = x4
These frequency phrases usually go at the end:
- You have to ring the bell twice
- I go to the cinema once a month
- Tim goes to school three times a week